Chinese Foreign Minister punished “extreme selfishness” of customs duties, according to an official statement published on Saturday, in an allusion to the commercial storm caused by the president of the United States, Donald Trump.
“Some countries use pressure and coercion practices, and unjustified trade wars trigger, completely revealing their extreme selfishness,” Minister Wang Yi said to his Ozbek Bakhtiyor, he said Friday.
This will not “be” to attack your credibility, “Wang Yi added.
The Chinese Chief Chief made these comments outside the sixth meeting of the foreign ministers of China-Asie, organized in Almath, Kazakhstan.
President Donald Trump imposed a 145% surcharge in most Chinese products entering the territory of the United States, an escalation that causes the concern of markets and economic environments.
“Deceitful” statements
Beijing represents by establishing his own 125% surcharge in American products.
In an interview published Friday by Time magazine, Donald Trump said discussions were being made between the two countries to try to reach an agreement, and hinted that the process could lead in the coming weeks.
But China reaffirmed on Saturday does not carry out any commercial negotiation with the United States, therefore, it denies these words of the US president.
“There have been no consultations or negotiations between China and the United States on customs tasks, and even less agreement,” China’s Embassy to Washington told a statement published on Wechat’s messages.
The American statement that a dialogue on customs duties is being “misleading,” said Chinese diplomacy.
Donald Trump also said that he had spoken on the phone with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, without specifying what date or what was the content of the conversation.
“He called. And I don’t think it’s a sign of weakness on his part,” said the head of state of the United States.
Source: BFM TV
